Railroad, PA · standard
ZIP Code 17355
York County, Pennsylvania - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 261
- 165/sq mi
- $221,400
- Median home value
- 11.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Railroad pairs above-median home values, in a rural, renter-heavy area.
- Top 50%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 165
- people per sq mi
- 37%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 17355 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 17355 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Railroad, York County, Pennsylvania, home to just 261 residents across 1.6 square miles, a density of 165 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 17355, but per-capita income is $32,036. Local economic indicators show a 16.1% poverty rate alongside 2.5% unemployment. The typical home here is valued at $221,400 (3% below the state average); renters pay a median of $1,069 monthly, and 36.5% of units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 11.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 28.9, and the average commute is 27 minutes. We also surface 10 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing York County, so you can benchmark 17355 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 17355, Railroad, PA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
261
Population
1.6
Area (sq mi)
165
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 17355?
28.9
Median Age
37.9%
Male
62.1%
Female
2.5%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$32,036
Per Capita Income
16.1%
Poverty Rate
2.5%
Unemployment Rate
27.4 min
Mean Commute Time
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
141
Total Housing Units
126
Occupied Units
15
Vacant Units
2.56
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$221,400
Median Home Value
-3% vs state
$1,069
Median Rent
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 17355 vs 17349 →
ZIP 17355 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 17313
Dallastown (17313)
10,899 residents
- 17363
Stewartstown (17363)
9,413 residents
- 17349
New Freedom (17349)
7,570 residents
- 17327
Glen Rock (17327)
7,565 residents
- 21120
Parkton (21120)
6,967 residents
- 17360
Seven Valleys (17360)
5,927 residents
- 17361
Shrewsbury (17361)
5,806 residents
- 21053 3,305
Freeland (21053)
3,305 residents
- 17407 2,355
York (17407)
2,355 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 17355 ranks #0 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17349 | New Freedom, PA | 7,570 | 0.9 mi |
| 17361 | Shrewsbury, PA | 5,806 | 1.1 mi |
| 17327 | Glen Rock, PA | 7,565 | 3.3 mi |
| 21053 | Freeland, MD | 3,305 | 4.8 mi |
| 21105 | Maryland Line, MD | 65 | 4.0 mi |
| 17363 | Stewartstown, PA | 9,413 | 5.9 mi |
| 21120 | Parkton, MD | 6,967 | 8.0 mi |
| 17407 | York, PA | 2,355 | 8.6 mi |
| 17360 | Seven Valleys, PA | 5,927 | 7.1 mi |
| 17313 | Dallastown, PA | 10,899 | 9.0 mi |
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